Public art
Fourth suicide shuts down New York’s towering Vessel yet again
Critics fault developers for not raising the barriers around the steps of the spiralling 150ft-tall structure to prevent deaths
That’s a wrap: artist Osman Yousefzada envelops Selfridges department store in a giant canvas
Art trail in Birmingham shop also explores migration and identity—but will visitors notice?
Footballer Marcus Rashford 'on verge of tears' after messages of support cover his Manchester mural vandalised by racist graffiti
Public artwork honouring the Black Manchester United forward was defaced within hours of England's Euros loss on Sunday
Sotheby's will sell Christo's preparatory works for Arc de Triomphe wrap
Proceeds from exhibition will go towards funding the monumental Paris project
Vancouver Biennale opens a bridge into the digital world
Voxel Bridge, by the Colombian artist Jessica Angel, turns a venerable piece of city infrastructure into a hybrid immersive art work
Angela Two Stars is the first Indigenous artist to install work in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Recovering from controversy, the Walker Art Center has commissioned the Minnesota artist to create a labyrinth-like installation that celebrates the Dakota language as a way to heal the community and the land
A ghost forest and a predator: New York public art grows a conscience
New sculptures in the city by Maya Lin and Sam Durant are not just pretty
Rivers of time: conceptual artist brings a new approach to Atlanta
Jonathan Keats's municipal clock will follow the pace of the city's rivers
Despite widespread opposition, 'sexist' Marilyn Monroe statue installed next to Palm Springs Art Museum
A number of activist groups are still fighting to relocate the statue, considered to be exploitative and sexist, from outside the museum
To see this sculpture, text the owner of a pup named Oh Papa and schedule a viewing
Adam Milner has installed a series of uncommonly intimate public sculptures in everyday locations like a bodega or a tailor’s shop, where they act as catalysts for human connection
Vancouver residents launch petition to block Boy Holding a Shark public art ‘monstrosity’
Locals cite concerns about property values, obstructed views of nature and the ethnicity of the artist, but Vancouver Biennial organisers say the work will act as a warning beacon for ocean conservation
'Gormley would have liked it': Man who graffitied sculpture cleared in court of criminal damage
Clasp statue at Newcastle University was defaced in May 2019 and again earlier this year
'Geffrye must fall': Labour MP Diane Abbott leads protests demanding slaver statue be removed from London museum
Former UK shadow home secretary led protests at the Museum of the Home in Hoxton, which reopened to the public at the weekend
Date confirmed for Christo wrap of Arc de Triomphe in Paris
The artist's posthumous project was delayed due to Covid-19
Detroit-area municipality removes ‘offensive’ tile accompanying a controversial mural celebrating the police
The tile, whose imagery has been associated with white supremacy, was created in a workshop sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Art
Sea junk sculptures draw crowds in Canada for World Oceans Day
After popping up in Vancouver, an installation of figures made from trash travels to Toronto and Quebec City
Detroit Institute of Arts under fire for sponsoring mural depicting police officers
Critics says that the subject matter is out of touch with racial justice issues, and artist now regrets creating it
Haida artist Tamara Bell installs 215 shoes on the steps of Vancouver Art Gallery as a memorial to Indigenous children who died at residential school
The work has become a community shrine and gathering space for mourners after the remains of children as young as three years old were discovered last week using ground-penetrating radar
Martin Roth’s posthumous project to turn an abandoned upstate building into a living ‘plant concert’ is nearly complete
The City Club in Newburgh could open to the public with a large-scale “magical garden” installation at the end of June
The Greenwood Massacre, America’s ‘single worst incident of racial violence’, is remembered 100 years on
The historic example of domestic terrorism, when white mobs killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed businesses, finally gets due recognition
'The city is ours, not the Mafia’s': public art project in Palermo unites community against organised crime in Sicily
Four commissions, including a 30-m high mural of a Mafia-assassinated judge, have been unveiled in the southern Italian city
Plywood boards used to shutter New York shops are transformed into canvases for local artists
The Plywood Protection Project has given five artists material to create new public works in each borough
Campaigners fight to preserve monumental Soviet-era murals in Ukraine
Victor Arnautoff’s large-scale 1960s mosaics on public buildings in Mariupol are threatened by neglect and a “decommunisation” campaign
A year after George Floyd’s death, art memorials are at a crossroads
Efforts to preserve murals and street art are growing, as are threats to sites around the country, including the intersection where Floyd was killed
Bosco Sodi brings a hopeful, reflective public art performance to Manhattan
The work invites members of the public to bring home and plant one of 439 small clay spheres, each with seeds inside
Sarah Oppenheimer will create a monumental permanent work for the University of Texas at Austin
The commission is part of the university’s Landmarks public art programme, which includes pieces by artists like Louise Bourgeois and Mark di Suvero
Take the stage, New York: Rashid Johnson will build a platform for the public as Creative Time’s summer project
The city’s residents will be able to use the space for performances or public action, as well as take part in a programme of artist-led events
From the archive | James Turrell will unveil another Skyspace this year in the Colorado mountains
The permanent work will be installed on a hillside in Green Mountain Falls later this summer
Critters to take over Cork Street for London Gallery Weekend
Swiss artist Gina Fischli is making 3m-high banners
